Настоящая книга посвящена оберегам - магическим способам охраны человека и его мира от опасности. Впервые на материале общеславянской традиции представлена модель оберега, описаны его семантика и конкретные формы ее воплощения в ритуальных текстах, действиях, предметах и обрядах, дано описание прагматики вербального оберега. В монографии использованы фольклорные и этнографические источники...

A concise reference work on the Americas containing information of the geography, climate, flora and fauna and other characteristics of the continents of the New World. Also information on culture and customs of indigenous peoples.

Leading thinkers of the Russian Academy of Sciences present their analysis on the ongoing globalization and transformation of the world and the newest theories that seek to explain this process.

Sotsiologicheskoe issledovanie v sel'skikh raionakh Khanty-Mansiiskogo Avtonomnogo okruga.

Third edition of the manual on Alexander Solzhenitsyn's creative work.

The book by philosopher and historian N.A. Benediktov discusses the system of values ??of the Russian people. In addition to general ideas about Russian shrines, it describes key periods in the formation of the people. Without knowledge of national life-meaningful values, it is impossible to govern the country, which the current leaders of Russia seem to be unaware of.

Bibliotheca Islamica. The author seeks to answer some of the more common questions people have about Islam. The first section of the book looks at over 200 specific questions people often have. The second part of the book looks in detail on more than 20 theological-canonical issues and practices.